Appy days for Matt Hancock, bitcoin art business, and a useful lesson from Maria Balshaw. Plus the rest of this week's arty tittle-tattle
Valentine's Day looks set to bring its usual mad merchandise – which this year, includes an unnervingly realistic chocolate heart
Chris Brown’s rant at artists, Erykah Badu’s assessment of Hitler’s art, and the rest of this week’s arty tittle tattle
A cartoon turtle graced the Met's Michelangelo exhibition last week – and Leonardo suffered a rather greater indignity at the Louvre
A show at Human Resources gallery leaves a lot to the imagination – because there's nothing in it
Why Oliver Cromwell is in a spin at Westminster, Mona Hatoum's pasta-based practice, and more
The proposed loan of the Bayeux Tapestry has made for some, erm, creative threads on social media
Timothy Spall plays another painter, a Rauschenberg is at risk, and Steve Lazarides in praise of bluffing
The latest recruit to the MFA Boston is a three-month-old puppy called Riley
Matt Hancock's party vibes and the rest of this week's arty tittle-tattle
Ontario is the place to head if you want to see the pop star's running shoes
Justin Bieber takes up painting, an art-breaking first date, and Hans-Ulrich on the beach
The wacky Christmas decorations installed in London’s leading museums
The V&A has launched a new uniform – but twitter users reckon the swag would look better at a garden centre
A cheap date with Martin Parr, Damien Hirst CBE (or not), and a very meaty recipe for mince pies
An exhibition dedicated to Abba at the Southbank Centre recreates some gloomy rooms from the 1970s
Celebs at Art Basel Miami Beach, Ai Weiwei's problem with German, and Peter Hitchens pans his portrait
After going AWOL for several days, Grayson Perry’s cat has been reunited with the artist. Hooray!
The artistic tastes of Britain’s spies, Prince Harry’s museum dance, Damien Hirst’s shopping habits and the rest of last week’s art-world tittle-tattle
Artist Mikes Poppe has been cut from a block of marble that he chained himself to 19 days ago
...And Rakewell hopes that Paris Hilton takes her rightful place in its display (erm, honest)
Jake Gyllenhaal turns art critic, the better side of Cristiano Ronaldo and the artistic love of Yannis Varoufakis
In Illinois, a nugget of fast-food heritage is set to be demolished
The art of the sausage roll, Terence Conran’s childhood, and Eric Cantona’s little pen and notebook
